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This weekend's airshow will be at the Columbia Regional Airport.

Cooking with cicadas is one way to accept the singing insects' arrival.

The search continues for those on the Joplin missing list. Authorities believe most people on the list are alive but haven't been able to get in touch with family and friends.

We can thank gridlocks within the General Assembly for keeping harmful laws off the books.

For the third time in as many years, the Missouri softball team is on the brink of unprecedented greatness, facing the Washington Huskies at home in the NCAA Super Regional on Saturday. With four straight conference championships and back-to-back Women's World Series appearances, the Tigers have already surpassed the success of most other Missouri teams.

Gov. Nixon signed three orders that will aid victims of the Joplin tornado.

A list of names of people who are still missing was released Thursday morning and has been posted online. Officials said 232 people are unaccounted for.

The Missouri baseball team reached the semifinals at the Big 12 Conference Tournament with a 6-5 win over Oklahoma State on Thursday in Oklahoma City.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission deemed equipment and storage areas at the Wolf Creek nuclear plant, which is 150 miles from Joplin, un-secure weeks before the Joplin tornado.

Sally Adams, 75, was found with her cat Thursday. She was the first person named on the list of people who have been missing in Joplin since a tornado struck on Sunday.

The Rock Bridge High School girls soccer team defeated Camdenton on Thursday night, 4-1, to advance to the Class 3 quarterfinals.

Many of the states recently affected by the string of deadly tornadoes have the nation's highest rates of uninsured homes, according to The Associated Press. Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Jay Bradford is pushing for ways to make hazard insurance for homes more affordable.

The Joplin school district has located all staff and most of its students. Repairs began today on one middle school, with more to follow.

Cities such as Stockton and Pierce City show there's hope after tragedy, especially with hard work and federal aid.

Joplin hospital owners said a temporary replacement for St. John's Regional Medical Center, which was destroyed by the tornado that tore through the city, will be set up by Sunday.

The fund drive began with a Facebook group called “Joplin, MO Tornado Recovery," which Brent Beshore, owner of Museao, created Sunday night.

Seven seniors graduated from Lisa Thill Franck Flute Studio on Thursday, which marked the studio's first graduation ceremony. Franck's students praised her as both a teacher and a friend.

Varying educators gathered at a World Cafe to discuss solutions for closing the achievement gap within Columbia Public Schools. Changes to student teaching models, funding and bureaucracy are in the works, according to Superintendent Chris Belcher.   

After defeating Rockhurst in the semifinals, the Rock Bridge boys tennis team successfully defended its state title by defeating Lafayette 5-2 in the final.